Nicholas Ross (cricketer)
Nicholas Peter Gilbert Ross (born 2 October 1947) is a Scottish former first-class cricketer.
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Full name | Nicholas Peter Gilbert Ross | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | 2 October 1947||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Leg break googly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1969–1970 | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1979 | Cambridgeshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 20 July 2019 |
Ross was born at Edinburgh in October 1947. He was educated at Marlborough College, before going up to Selwyn College, Cambridge.[1] While studying at Cambridge, he made his debut in first-class cricket for Cambridge University against Essex at Fenner's in 1969. He played seven further first-class matches for Cambridge, the last coming in 1970.[2] In his eight first-class matches for Cambridge, he scored 224 runs at an average of 28.00 and a high score of 68.[3] With his leg break googly bowling, he took 9 wickets with best figures of 2 for 22.[4] In addition to playing first-class cricket, he also played minor counties cricket for Cambridgeshire in 1979, making three appearances in the Minor Counties Championship.[5]
References
- The Cambridge University List of Members. Cambridge University Press. 1991. p. 1165.
- "First-Class Matches played by Nicholas Ross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- "First-class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Nicholas Ross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- "First-class Bowling For Each Team by Nicholas Ross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
- "Minor Counties Championship Matches played by Nicholas Ross". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 July 2019.